Rest in peace Jared

Many of you know I follow a few other bloggers.  I've searched them out for several reasons but all of them are to help me keep perspective on my trials and tribulations as a sick single Mom.  One person I was following was a cancer patient named Jared.  He was in his 30s had a brain tumor, a wife, and 4 little little kids.  He was diagnosed 10/15/11.

A brain tumor is not good news and I don't know Jared or his family personally but I have followed their story since last year. This guy works in the financial field, lives in Lehi, and approached cancer much like I do...with significant desire to kick it's ass while living life.  He had had numerous brain surgeries and set backs.  He was in the hospital and then rehab through most of September but had gone home to recover.

I'm sorry to say, I've not checked his blog for about 2 weeks.  The wife is the one that blogs and she only blogs in spurts.  Much to my surprise, I learned today he died 10 days ago.  Looking back, I guess it wasn't a huge surprise and as a blog stalker, I really don't know the whole story of  his day to day trials but now I can see the writing was on the wall.

Boy his wife handled the whole thing like a pro.  She met with each child individually and explained what was going on a few days in advance.  Then she kept Jared's body home after he passed until the kids came home from school.  She told the kids he was dying so they could say goodbye.  She was so concerned about reducing the trauma to her kids as much as possible.  What a woman.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=jared-carl-olson&pid=167658049

I think of us battling cancer as warriors.  We are fighting each and every day for our lives.  Each cancer buddy I follow or get to know feels like a pending feeling of sadness knowing we don't always make it.  I always hold out hope until the bitter end.  Jared is the second this year for me.  I don't like it one bit.  But it is a reminder that cancer is a son of a bitch and doesn't care who it takes.  Fight with passion and conviction and know when it is time, to give in...because you really have absolutely no control.  I hope I can be as courageous as Jared and his family were.